Second HTC Android Phone Peeks Out

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Second HTC Android Phone Peeks Out

Nearly five months after HTC launched the first phone based on Google's new Android mobile operating system, the company is set to do an encore.

HTC's filings with the FCC show that the company's second Android phone–so far known as HTC Magic/Sapphire–is on the way. And in a move that shouldn't surprise anyone, T-Mobile is the carrier again for the phone.

HTC and T-Mobile launched the first G1 Android phone on Oct. 22 for $180 in the U.S. with a two-year contract. Since then a number of companies including LG, Samsung, Garmin and Asus have said they are working on Android-based devices. But so far, none of them have made it to the market.

Meanwhile, the HTC Magic/Sapphire is gathering steam. Vodafone has said it will offer the phone starting April in parts of Europe. Now it seems likely that T-Mobile could be looking at a similar time frame for launch in the U.S.